O-Cha has after a period of contemplation decided to close down IMHO the best English language forum specializing in Japanese Teas and related topics. I had joined that forum shortly before joining TeaChat.

As of late, activity on that forum had slowed down considerably. I guess there are a lot of online options vying for members' cyber time.

It had a good run though, around 7ish years. I have seen countless tea forums start up, fail, and vanish during that time.

sherubtse wrote:Rather surprising that some notice of its closure wasn't given to members, especially as O-cha is known for top-notch customer service.

More surprising it wasn't only closed, but completely deleted. It is kind of insulting to all the people who took the time to write helpful posts over there. I didn't participate in the forum, but I frequently came across useful information in threads found from Google searches. It's sad that it was all removed.